Fwd: Pecha Kucha is coming...!
Ben Ullman
I encourage you to check this out. It has the potential to be a great event...!
Ben
From: Manoj Kesavan <Kesavan@~~~~.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 10:56 AM
Subject: Pecha Kucha is coming...!
To:
Pecha Kucha is coming to town!
Okay, what is Pecha Kucha?
It is a "quick-presentation" format, started in a small office in Tokyo. The idea is simple: each person is allowed to show 20 images, at 20 seconds per image. After 400 seconds – i.e. 6 minutes and 40 seconds – you are out, and the emcee brings the next person on. But other than that, there aren't really any other rules. You can show whatever you want to, talk (sing/dance/recite your haikus…) whichever way you want to. No subject is off limits, all points of view allowed. It's just you, your show, and the audience…
Moreover all these are held in informal social venues, ranging from warehouses to atria to bars. So they also are very open interactive events, where the audience and the presenters get to freely mingle.
Maybe because of its brevity, maybe because of the possibilities, maybe because of all that beer… this event became an instant hit, and spread all over the world in a couple of years. Now Pecha Kucha nights are held in over 130 cities, in every continent.
We* are very excited in bringing the event to Charlotte.
As we prepare to start the series, we also want you to be involved.
Be a part of what could be the most exciting social event in town related to art/design, and in the process interact with a wide range of creative individuals from this region.
Your involvement could be in:
- communicating/coordinating with the presenters,
- managing the website for the events,
- setting up the show,
- documenting the event…
If you would like to be one of the organizers in any capacity, or are just curious about the whole thing, join us this Wednesday night. The first meeting is at 6:30, Wed (Jul 16) at Tutto Mundo (1820 South Blvd.).
No RSVP required. Just stop by.
Hope to see you there!
Manoj
Manoj P Kesavan
* The Team: Pecha Kucha Nights would be organized by point8 forum, with help and support from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Charlotte, and the Winthrop University Galleries. [Pecha KuchaTM is devised and shared by Klein Dytham Architecture, Tokyo]
More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecha_Kucha
A wired article and sample presentation: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-09/st_pechakucha
You will find a ton of other samples and more videos of PK nights on Youtube.
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Ben Ullman
215-284-9023
b...@budesigns.com
Ben Ullman
online: http://cultivatecreativity.com/
Point8 will be housing official info on their site (http://
www.point8.org) soon, and you can sign up for updates there:
http://www.point8.org/Contact
If you want to help, ask to be put on the "PKN Team" list as well.
Ben
On Jul 14, 4:08 pm, "Ben Ullman" <b...@budesigns.com> wrote:
> Hey all,
> I encourage you to check this out. It has the potential to be a great
> event...!
> Ben
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Manoj Kesavan <Kesavan@~~~~.com>
> Date: Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 10:56 AM
> Subject: Pecha Kucha is coming...!
> To:
>
> * (1820 South Blvd.).
> No RSVP required. Just stop by.
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
> Manoj
>
> Manoj P Kesavan
>
> * The Team: Pecha Kucha Nights would be organized by point8
> Galleries <http://www.winthrop.edu/vpa/finearts/galmain.htm>. [Pecha
> KuchaTMis devised and shared by Klein
> Dytham Architecture <http://www.klein-dytham.com/>, Tokyo]
> More info:
>
> www.pecha-kucha.org
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecha_Kucha
>
> A wired article and sample presentation:http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-09/st_pechakucha
>
> You will find a ton of other samples and more videos of PK nights on
> Youtube.
>
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